Buckle.



L. EGKERT.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.27, 190s. RENEWED JAN. 8, 1909.

Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

UNITED STATES r g rnn'r OFFICE.

LEONARD EOKEBT, OF RANCHER, MONTANA.

BUCKLE Patented March 2, 1909.

Application filed. February 27, 1908, Serial No. 418,148. Renewed January 8, 1909. Serial No. 471,337.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD EoKERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rancher, in the county of Rosebud and State of Montana, have invented a new and useful Buckle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to buckles.

The object of the invention is to provide a novel form of buckle adapted more particularly for use in connection with heavy range saddles, known as cowboy saddles, in the use of which the adjustment of the stirrup will be materially facilitated and danger of breakage will be practically eliminated.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a buckle, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the buckle, partly broken away, with the members thereof separated. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the buckle and the stirrup straps.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the sleeve of a buckle, the same being cast from an appropriate metal, and being provided in its two side walls with registering orifices 2, of which there may be any number, four being shown in this instance in each of the walls. As shown in Fig. 1, the wall 3 is of greater thickness than the wall 4, this arrangement being necessary in order to permit the wall 3 to have sufiicient stock to allow a seat 5 to be formed in its outer face. This seat is a proximately quarterfoilshaped, and in the obes of the foils the orifices 2 are disposed. Each of the end walls of the seat is beveled or cut away at 6, the object of which arrangement will appear later on. The wall 3 is further pierced by two relatively large sight openings 7 that are provided for the purpose for facilitating adjustment of the stirrup straps S and S with the latter of which the stirrup is combined in the usual manner.

Arranged intermediate of the ends of the wall 3 and between the sight openings 7 are two orifices 8 through which is threaded a thong or strap 9, which is adapted to be tied around and hold the locking plate 10 assembled with the sleeve. This plate is approximately quarterfoil-shaped to fit the seat 5 and lie flush with the outer face of the wall 3, thus to avoid chafing of the stirrup skirt. The plate carries four studs or tongues 11 that are adapted to project through the two sets of orifices 2, and the intermediate or constricted portion of the plate is exteriorly rounded, as at 12, to protect the thong or tie 9 from wear. Each end wall of the plate is undercut or beveled at 13 to coact with the beveled portion 6 of the wall 3 to provide finger notches to facilitate removing the plate when the stirrup is to be adjusted.

It will be observed by reference to Fig. 2 that the studs 11 extend entirely through both of the plates, so that all danger of their becoming bent or broken in use is positively precluded.

The improvements herein defined while simple in character will be found thoroughly ellicient for the purposes designed and will result in the production of a strong, durable and easily operated stirrup adjusting buckle.

I claim 1. A buckle comprising a sleeve having two of its opposite walls provided with orifices, a plate having studs to engage the orifices, and flexible means for holding the sleeve and plate assembled.

2. A buckle comprising a sleeve having two of its opposite walls provided with orifices, a plate having studs to engage the orifices, and a flexible member carried by the sleeve to hold the plate in position.

3. A buckle comprising a sleeve having two of its opposite walls provided with orifices, a plate sunk flush with one wall of the sleeve and having studs to engage the orifices, and flexible means for holding the sleeve and plate assembled.

4. A buckle comprising a sleeve having two of its opposite walls provided with orifices, and the exterior of one of the said walls formed with a seat, a plate disposed within the seat and having studs to engage the orifices, and means for holding the sleeve and plate assembled.

5. A buckle comprising a sleeve having In testimony that l claim thei oreg'oing two of its opposite walls provided with as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signaorifices, a plate having studs to engage the ture in the presence of two witnesses orifices, and a thong threaded through the LEONARD ECKERT. 5 orifices in the sleeve and adapted to be Witnesses:

knotted around the intermediate portion of C. E. BEAVER,

the plate. JAMES W. GREENE. 

